Have smartphones extended their lifecycle?

I see my N8 with me for two years. SLR-like camera, great music/video player and decent symbian apps all in a cellphone device is what I only need.

used to replace my mobile phone from time to time, but now that i have my netbook and tablet, im getting bored of the features of smartphones. will stick to my samsung as long as long as its working or unless a feature will be available that my netbook or tablet can’t have.

btw, yugatech used to be cool, featured lots of nice gadgets and i was checking this website almost eveday. but now its just some trivial stuff and polls, been barely visiting your site because of the decreasing number of entries and increasing uninteresting and non sense posts. i think you have to do something to extend your website’s lifecycle. nothing against sir abe, just a constructive criticism.

So far i’m contented with my nokia e72 and don’t see it being replaced very soon. It gets the job done and is already a big “upgrade” from my previous phone – lg ku250.

January last year when i bought a nokia 5630 to replace a pre-loved N95 8GIG which served me one ‘n a half years because i wanted a thin and small smartphone. Four months later i bought an HTC HD2 since i’ve long been wanting to own a touch screen smartphone. I used the phone mainly for mobile internet and some “unli-calls”. Come December, i bought an LG Optimus One to gratify my craving for Android! Although my sister handed down to me her Iphone 3G just a month earlier. Seems that Iphone isnt my cup of tea. Before the year ended, I got to swap my Winmo with a Galaxy Tab. I also got to swap my Iphone for a Samsung Wave just last Thursday. You know, Super Amoled and 720p video capture have been keepin’ me droolin’ all these months! So far, so good, except Bada of course! And now what? I’m waiting and lusting for a dual-core beast. It has to have Super Amoled Plus, 1Gig of Ram,12MP camera, and 1080p video capture capability.

When the nokia meego powered smartphone arrives i will change my mobile
Right now im contented to use my n95 classic and s40v5 c3 for browsing mobileweb

1 and 1/2 years. Thats how long before i changed my phone. Im using samsung star b4 and last year dec13. i’ve bought nokia c6 during der chaotic sale. mswerte lang po at nkabili sa sm north edsa.

been thinking of getting a cheap blackberry phone (pearl series). will be used primarily as a work phone.

I’ll keep my DHD as long as the hardware remains relevant. I think 2 years would be a good marker.

sakin mga 1 year pa ang n8 ko, happy na ako sa n8 ko.

Next month I’ll replace my Nokia N3310 with Motorola Atrix! The best!!!!

For me, 2 years. I just bought Se K770i last 2009, then this year i stick to SE xperia X8.

My friends and family have known me to buy new phones almost every year..

2010 – Android – Samsung Galaxy S (Smartphone)
2009 – WinMo – Samsung Omnia (Smartphone)
2008 – Symbian – Nseries – N82
2007 – Symbian – Nseries – N80
2006 downwards, I have always bought Symbian phones..

I’ve thought about this again and again. Should I buy a new (smart)phone this year, 2011?

I said not. I thought, I might buy a new one early 2012 to mid-2012, or probably when that time comes whendual-core smartphones have become the “norm”.

I’m loving my Galaxy S! And if ever I’m going to buy the successor of the Galaxy S, I’m going to wait and read all the reviews, only then would I buy a new one! :-)

Im still a windows mobile 6 user.. been using it for 4 years. Windows mobile 6 have the same features. some do have an eye candy, but the core features are just the same…

some people would just like to brag about their new phone. But it just have the same features. it just shows their immaturity and ignorance to maximize the full capabilities of their phones. anyway, it’s not my problem anymore, as long as they have their money to buy a new one, then go on!

peace.

I’m contented with my BB9700. I’ve been using it for 6 mos. already and I’ll probably use it for another 18 mos.

Usually I change phone every 2 years. I’m not that rich enough to change every time there is a new model coming out. The longest I’ve used was my w800, around 4years.

I find it impractical too esp. I mostly use my phone for call/text and music/web thru ipod touch. My current phone (SE c510) will be 2 years this November, I guess thats the time I will change again.

They are not smartphones but they get the job done.

Been using my iPhone 3Gs for a year now and got a Galaxy Tab last December. I don’t think it’s practical to get more or change my phone. Though I’ve been planning to change my Tab to iPad because Android and iOS don’t have the same functions and it’s confusing.

as long as hindi pa sira and gumagana yung phone di kaagad ako nagpapalit. my nokia n80 lasted for 3 years although 3 times ako nagpalit ng flex, bago ako nagpalit. now im using htc wildfire. :)

Currently have a windows phone, HTC Trophy. Might replace this when the 2nd gen Windows phone devices become available but only if the OS takes off

Got my nexus one June of last year – i dont see me anytime soon dumping it for another phone really, what more with the OTA updates I get, it being a google experience phone. i junked my month old BB curve 8520 a week ago and upgraded with the Bold 9780. As long as Google and RIM continues to provide upgrades, i think ill be sticking with these two for a pretty good amount of time.

Just bought a Samsung Android based device. Well, it’s nice, what can I say… but battery autonomy is the major problem. I’ll change it very soon because of that.

Been Using my iphone for about 3 months already and since im in the lock in period of 2 years for sure thats only the time i’ll change it.. So Looking forward for iPhone 6 hahahahahah!!!

If anything, I think the lifespan got shorter. I used to keep phones for two years… now it looks like the product life cycle is six months.

Been a Nokia user ever since and the usual shelf life of my phones range from 12-24 months. I bet my N8 will stay with me for a couple of years…

im loking processor architecture first… lyk now thy have a transition to 28nm from 45/40 nm. u think f 28nm will out n last quarter all phone made now it can last til 3yrs even dualcore base on specs. i think not. second d ram must be 1gig. N8 s r.i.p nxt year processor s too slow. good thing n N8 hav a gorilla screen n 12mp camera. f price of n8 below 15k s reasonable to buy.

Been using my Desire HD for a month now. Maybe I’ll change this after 1 1/2 year or maybe after 2 years. Cant afford to buy a phone after 8 months because I’m planning to buy the Sony NGP aka “PSP2” when it comes out.

been using samsung i8910 hd for 15 months and it still good as it was when i first bought. 3 months pa lng sa akin eh i voided na my warranty just to keep up with the mods that a certain german whiz has made (andy of hxcustomroms)… i have tried all his mods for i8910 and mind you, its the best ive ever had.. he fixed all the issues with i8910 like phone torch, kinetic scrolling, and the latest one he did was to overclock the cpu from 600mhz to 900mhz.. and for me it really feels much better than iphone 4.. provided that its an amoled screen pa.. and also over it im using SPB MOBILE SHELL which really maximizes the the phone.. 10x ko na din xa nababagsag pero wla pa din xa deperenxa.. my WIFE’s phone is also samsung and 4years na nyang ginagamit..and wla pa din sira whatsoever.. I guess I would patronize samsung coz he have a very durable product..

will probably replace my huawei adroid if im not happy with the speed anymore if demanded by great apps.at wag sana ulit ako manakawan. :(

I have officially gone phone crazy! I now have 4 phones because I love the new ones that come out but am still attached to the old ones. in July 2009 I got the E63 in Blue, xmas 2009 I got the E72 in Topaz brown, july 2010 the 6700 slide in purple and for early valentines 2011 The LG Optimus One P500 in wine red because i wanted a touch screen android..

I now have all local lines in prepaid and the extra i use for roaming abroad with whatever country’s sim card.

tama nga nkakabadtrip lang ang bilis ng lifecycle ng android batteries. pag nago-outing kme ng barkada hindi talaga advisable mag android phone. unless text lang ng text.

pag panahon ng kalamidad & nauuso ulit brownout walang kwenta android phones hehe..

mas ok pa nga iphone eh at least mas matagal battery.

I have been in the same situation before. It is not as easy solution as you think it could be, it is something that you will have to write out for yourself over time.

Usually I like to and ingest my mix of Vitamin C from pills. While I’d like to by a good meal plan it can be rather strenous to at all times.